The Mantis and !goe !kweitentu

The Mantis and !goe !kweitentu

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Dia!kwain (David Hoesar) (V)

<i>Among the fights which the Mantis has with different personages and animals, one of the most interesting to the Bushman mind, is that with a being whose eyes are in his feet, instead of his head, which is smooth. Its usual name is !góë!kweitentu, but it has others, one of which seems identical with the Bushman name for the Ignis fatuus </i>

1) p.3682v: this story was related to Dia!kwain by his mother (≠kamme-an), 2) There are variations in the spelling of this being's name: !gwe-!kweiten-ttu, or !goe !kwaiten ttu, also sometimes known as 'eyes-in-his-feet', 3) Date on p.3793: 8 January 1874, 4) 3685v: |kaggen can tell !goe !kweitentu can see him, because !goe !kweitentu turns to keep him in view as |kaggen circles him 5) p.3693v: Dia!kwain says that !goe !kweitentu springs out from under |kaggen's stick like certain birds (divers) do at Kalk Bay in the Cape, 6) p.3801v: the |xam names of some of the stories that Dia!kwain remembers hearing from his mother, 7) p.3803v: Dia!kwain says that a |

story

January - February 1874

|kaggen (the Mantis)

!goe !kweitentu ( !gwe-!kweiten-ttu )

!goe !kweitentu ( Ignis fatuus )

!goe !kweitentu ( possibly will o' the wisp, or marsh gas )

!goe !kweitentu ( |kaggen and )

!goe !kweitentu ( the location of its eyes )

!goe !kweitentu ( its eyes are between its toes )

!goe !kweitentu ( deceives and defeats |kaggen )

!goe !kweitentu ( its fight with |kaggen )

|kaggen ( the Mantis )

|kaggen ( and !goe !kweitentu )

|kaggen ( pretends to be cunning )

|kaggen ( is a stupid, bad thing )

|kaggen ( dreams )

|kaggen ( deceives )

|kaggen ( is untruthful )

|kaggen ( picks fights with others )

|kaggen ( is scolded )

|kaggen ( his friends )

|kaggen ( is deceived and is beaten by !goe !kweitentu )

|kaggen ( is advised by things )

|kaggen ( his things )

|kaggen ( fights !goe!kweitentu )

|kaggen ( searches for !goe !kweitentu's eyes )

|kaggen ( flees )

|kaggen ( throws dust in !goe !kweitentu's eyes )

|kaggen ( is advised on how to defeat !goe !kweitentu )

fight ( between |kaggen and !goe !kweitentu )

fight ( |kaggen picks fights with others )

things ( |kaggen's advise him )

things ( |kaggen and !goe !kweitentu )

dreams ( |kaggen's )

dreams ( |kaggen and !goe !kweitentu )

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